Artist Biography

Leslie Watkins is a plein-air landscape painter. She finds a spot she likes and paints an oil sketch in one session. If it's a place she is especially drawn to, she'll return and do several more studies. Later in the studio these studies are sources of information used to create larger compositions. What appeals to her about a spot is the way the light moves across it, the composition of the trees, mountains, and topography. She tries to capture the quality of the day and a sense of place.

Watkins has exhibited at The National Arts Club, The Salmagundi Club, The Union League Club, The Hudson Valley Art Association, The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and others. Her work has been shown at various galleries in New York and Japan. Leslie's illustrations have appeared internationally on postage stamps and in books and magazines. Clients have included Tiffany & Co., Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Nickelodeon.

Leslie has taught art classes at Skidmore College through the International Women's Writing Guild, at the Garrison Art Center in NY and privately in her studio. She is offering plein-air workshops and botanical watercolor classes in Norfolk. For more information please visit the classes page or she can be reached at (860) 542-3920.

Upcoming Exhibition Information:
The Norfolk Library
September 1st - October 4th, 2007

Contact Information:
Leslie Watkins
281 Litchfield Road
Norfolk, CT 06058
Studio: (860) 542-3920
E-Mail: lesliewatkins@lesliewatkins.com

New York Studio:
Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue, Studio 911
New York, NY 10019
(212) 397-4847